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'''Thowe Kamera Werk A.G.''' was a German company based in Freital.<REF> Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in {{McKeown}}, p.919. </REF> It is said that it was founded in 1914 and closed its doors in 1932.<REF> Post by Peter Parler in a [http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00NI0y thread about Thowe at photo.net]. </REF>
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'''Thowe Kamera Werk A.G.''' was a German company based in Freital.<REF> Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in {{McKeown}}, p.919. </REF> It was founded in 1914 under the name '''E.W. Thomas'''<REF>[https://blende-und-zeit.sirutor-und-compur.de/download.php?type=file&id=1550569970 Deutsche Hersteller von Plattenkameras (pdf) (in German)]</REF>. Co-founder was Woldemar Beier, who left the company to found [[Beier]] when Thowe should be recapitalized as stock market company amidst the Great Inflation of 1923.<REF> Blumtritt mentions Thowe only in an article about [[Beier]]. </REF> The company closed its doors in 1932.<REF> Post by Peter Parler in a [https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/289537-tell-me-about-this-camera/ thread about Thowe at photo.net]. </REF>
  
 
== Camera list ==
 
== Camera list ==
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* Thowe Lux strut-folder, 4.5×6cm
 
* Thowe Lux strut-folder, 4.5×6cm
 
* Thowette, 3×4cm
 
* Thowette, 3×4cm
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|| ''Thowette (3×4cm),[[Compur]] rim-set shutter.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}''
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||''Thowe Kamera Werk A.G, Thowette 3x4cm, [[Gauthier]] dial-set shutter, C.Friedrich Coronar f4.5/5cm lens.<br><small>Images by {{image author|yalluflex}}. </small>{{with permission}}''
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== Japanese advertisement ==
 
== Japanese advertisement ==
 
In the mid-1920s, the Thowe plate folder was distributed in Japan by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]].
 
In the mid-1920s, the Thowe plate folder was distributed in Japan by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]].
 
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|| ''Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' November 1924, showing the Thowe plate folder (ソウヱカメラ) and the [[KW]] [[Patent Etui]]. {{public domain Japan old}}''
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|| ''Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in {{AR}} November 1924, showing the Thowe plate folder (ソウヱカメラ) and the [[KW]] [[Patent Etui]]. {{public domain Japan old}}''
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Ars Camera]]''. Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in November 1924. No page number.
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* {{AR}}. Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in November 1924. No page number.
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* {{Blumtritt}}
 
* {{McKeown12}}
 
* {{McKeown12}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
In English:
 
In English:
* [http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00NI0y Post about a Thowe camera] in photo.net
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*[https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/289537-tell-me-about-this-camera/ Post about a Thowe camera] in photo.net
  
 
[[Category: German camera makers]]
 
[[Category: German camera makers]]

Latest revision as of 04:38, 8 March 2024

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Camera industry in Freital
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Thowe Kamera Werk A.G. was a German company based in Freital.[1] It was founded in 1914 under the name E.W. Thomas[2]. Co-founder was Woldemar Beier, who left the company to found Beier when Thowe should be recapitalized as stock market company amidst the Great Inflation of 1923.[3] The company closed its doors in 1932.[4]

Camera list

  • Thowe plate folder, 6.5×9cm or 9×12cm, in regular or tropical finish
  • Thowe rollfilm folder, 6×9cm
  • Thowe Lux strut-folder, 4.5×6cm
  • Thowette, 3×4cm

Japanese advertisement

In the mid-1920s, the Thowe plate folder was distributed in Japan by Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten.

Notes

  1. Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in McKeown, p.919.
  2. Deutsche Hersteller von Plattenkameras (pdf) (in German)
  3. Blumtritt mentions Thowe only in an article about Beier.
  4. Post by Peter Parler in a thread about Thowe at photo.net.

Bibliography

Links

In English: